AltWeeklies Wire
The (Nearly) Lost Art of Sportswritingnew
Sports writing as a viable career option is dying along with print journalism itself.
Boulder Weekly |
Adam Perry |
05-03-2010 |
Commentary
Newspaper of the Future: Part IIInew
The daily newspaper business has addressed its problems in much the same way that our government has addressed the recession: by resorting to short-term remedies that fail to address the issues at a fundamental level, rather than engaging in the long-term retooling that is necessary to create sustainability.
Boulder Weekly |
Stewart Sallo |
02-02-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: media, alt-weeklies
Embracing Skepticism in a World of Networked Identitynew
The real purpose of networking sites, we think, is to make it easier to stay close to the people you want to be close to, rather than perform for the world, and for that reason I actually Facebooked up last week. And will not, after consideration, blog next year. Facebook will work if I do nothing to it -- a blog entry is obsolete immediately.
Boulder Weekly |
Dave Kirby |
12-29-2008 |
Commentary
Fundamentalists Have Turned 'Merry Christmas' into a Battle Crynew
At some point, someone decided that Christians are in the minority in this country and that Christmas is in danger of being lost beneath the crush of cross-culturalism and political correctness. Thus began the push to challenge the inclusive phrase "Happy Holidays" and insist that people say "Merry Christmas" instead.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
12-15-2008 |
Commentary
George Carlin Showed Us the Importance of Being Offensivenew
Shit. Piss. Fuck. Cunt. Cocksucker. Motherfucker. Tits. I can think of hundreds of words more offensive than these in the English language: Lie. Murder. War. Politics. Fundamentalism. Apathy. O'Reilly.
Boulder Weekly |
Dale Bridges |
06-30-2008 |
Commentary
Affluence Has Turned American Men into Cream Puffsnew
Perhaps an economic meltdown would be the best cure-all remedy for America's socio-cultural confusion, sexual or otherwise.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
02-11-2008 |
Commentary
Dr. Phil Can't Fix Britney, and He Can't Fix Americanew
If you're addicted to Dr. Phil's feel-good salve like so many Americans, don't forget that his predecessor, Rush Limbaugh, father of hope, became a despairing pill-popper himself when God started giving him the straight dope.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
Genocidal Tendenciesnew
The Holocaust of World War II and the genocide at Srebrenica have one sad fact in common: They both took place while the world watched.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
03-05-2007 |
Commentary
Lies, Damn Liesnew
One of the issues we all must grapple with is how to separate truth from lie -- perhaps the answer is revealed in the following current news stories and an examination of the lies within them.
Boulder Weekly |
Stewart Sallo |
01-16-2007 |
Commentary
The Geezer and the Page Boy
Minimizing Foley's actions makes the spin masters look as twisted as the Florida Chicken Hawk himself.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Joannides |
10-03-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: MarkFoley
Gritty Realitynew
James Frey proves it's the message that matters, and in America these days, the message has nothing to do with truth and everything to do with entertainment.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
02-13-2006 |
Commentary
Porn Rules Take Wicked Whack at the First Amendment
New government regulations, known as 2257, are supposed to fight kiddie porn but could have an impact on anyone considering posting a sexually explicit image to the Web.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Joannides |
08-02-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: child pornography, Bill of Rights
How to Score at Weddingsnew
In America, playing cheesy music at a wedding reception is a unique and endearing tradition. We just pump out the Michael Jackson jams, line dance and get tanked. And if we're lucky, we hook up with a member of the other team's wedding party.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
